Table 5 Perceived relationship between smoking and TB among current smokers*
No | Don’t know | Yes | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Perceived relationship between smoking and TB (not prompted) (N = 420) | |||
A smoker is more likely to get TB | N/A** | N/A | 165 (39.3) |
Smoking causes TB to become worse | N/A | N/A | 143 (34.1) |
Smoking makes TB treatment not to work as well | N/A | N/A | 94 (22.4) |
Smoking causes TB to relapse | N/A | N/A | 48 (11.4) |
Smokers with TB are more likely to die of TB than non-smokers | N/A | N/A | 34 (8.1) |
Other | N/A | N/A | 12 (2.9) |
Perceived relationship between smoking and TB (prompted) (N varies between 395 and 400) | |||
A smoker is more likely to get TB | 29 (7.3) | 29 (7.3) | 340 (85.4) |
Smoking causes TB to become worse | 39 (9.8) | 31 (7.8) | 330 (82.5) |
Smoking makes TB treatment not to work as well | 59 (14.8) | 42 (10.6) | 297 (74.6) |
Smoking causes TB to relapse | 51 (12.9) | 46 (11.7) | 298 (75.4) |
Smokers with TB are more likely to die of TB than non-smokers | 47 (11.8) | 47 (11.8) | 303 (76.3) |
TB smoking belief score (median [IQR]) & | 15 (12–15) |